Casinos are a destination that will attract thousands of visitors. Currently, there are 13.5 million people in our Area of Dominant Influence (ADI) who live and work within two hours of the US 20 bypass and the South Main corridor who will flock from all directions to visit Rockford’s new casino—north, south, east, and west. […]
The Clock Tower Area Experiences Double the Property Crime Compared to Downtown Rockford has been plagued with a bad reputation for crime, and because of this, misinformation about safety spreads like a wildfire. There is concern from some citizens that placing a casino downtown would be a bad idea due to potential crime.
What does it mean to have an Urban Casino at the WATERPOWER ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN ROCKFORD?
“Nothing develops around casinos because they are destination points. People go to them game, eat, and go home.” -Senator Dave Syverson Many, including our Senator Dave Syverson, believe the Clock Tower Casino proposal is best for Rockford because early regional casinos were built at the fringe of communities and replicating that is easy. And, while […]
Rock River West Casino Group as Community Advocates believe that the best place for a casino is in the heart of our beautiful city. There are many benefits to an urban casino, and the flurry of commercial activity a casino generates is one of the most significant.
An urban casino must seamlessly integrate into the surrounding area to be the most successful. The place where our casino must sit is a place where entertainment and commercial developments are in proximity. The Downtown Rockford area has a lot to offer the local and tourist alike!
Downtown Rockford has improved and flourished in the past 5-10 years. Rock River Casino West Group believes that a casino would attract even more people to the downtown area. Casinos can be a great tool for urban regeneration and redevelopment. A properly planned and executed casino can have a far greater and positive impact than […]
In the past, those in charge of planning the location of casinos have chosen to put them far from the traditional central businesses districts, or the downtown area. These planners and government officials have decided to locate the casinos far from the central business and entertainment areas of a town, finding casinos and other types […]
Rockford will finally get a casino. Locations are being proposed, including our plan for a downtown, urban casino at the Waterpower Entertainment District. There is still hesitation from some people to a downtown location, with many expressing their feelings that the downtown is a “dead zone”- but this couldn’t be further from the truth.
In the back half of the 1900s, American cities went under a period of suburbanization. Sports venues, shopping malls, and office parks were created on the outer edges of cities where large plots of land were readily available.
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